Method of knitting plating stitch and knit fabric

Abstract

A method of knitting a knit fabric which is knitted by a flat knitting machine with a plurality of yarn carriers having the following steps: (a) knitting the first half knitting portion of a course to a plating stitch with a first ground yarn and a plating yarn; (b) knitting the second half knitting portion of the course to a plating stitch with a second ground yarn and the plating yarn; (c) knitting the first half knitting portion of a next course to be coupled with the course to a plating stitch with the second ground yarn and the plating yarn; and (d) knitting the second half knitting portion of said next course to a plating stitch with the first ground yarn and the plating yarn.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of knitting a knit fabric being knitted by a flat knitting machine with at least three yarn carriers which comprise a first yarn carrier guiding a first ground yarn, a second yarn carrier guiding a second ground yarn, and a third yarn carrier guiding a plating yarn, the method comprising the steps of: (a) knitting a first half knitting portion of a course to a plating stitch with a first ground yarn and a plating yarn by moving the first and third the yarn carriers, the first yarn carrier preceding the third yarn carrier in movement and the second yarn carrier being stationary;   (b) knitting a second half knitting portion of said course to a plating stitch with the second ground yarn and the plating yarn by moving the second and third yarn carriers, the second yarn carrier preceding the third yarn carrier in movement and the first yarn carrier being stationary;   (c) knitting a first half knitting portion of a next course to a plating stitch with said second ground yarn and said plating yarn by moving the second and third yarn carriers, the second yarn carrier preceding the third yarn carrier in movement and the first yarn carrier being stationary; and   (d) knitting a second half knitting portion of the next course to a plating stitch with said first ground yarn and said plating yarn by moving the first and third yarn carriers, the first yarn carrier preceding the third yarn carrier in movement and the second yarn carrier being stationary.   
     
     
       2. A method of knitting a plating stitch according to claim 1, wherein boundaries formed between the first half knitting portions in said course and said next course and the second half knitting portions therein are aligned at the same position in a wale direction thereof. 
     
     
       3. A method of knitting a plating stitch according to claim 1, wherein boundaries formed between the first half knitting portions in said course and said next course and the second half knitting portions therein are set to different positions in a wale direction thereof. 
     
     
       4. A knit fabric, comprising: a first plating stitched portion made by knitting a first ground yarn and a plating yarn, the first ground yarn appearing on a surface of the knit fabric and the plating yarn being hidden substantially underneath the first ground yarn; and   a second platingly stitched portion located adjacent to the first platingly stitched portion in a flat direction and made by knitting a second ground yarn and said plating yarn, the second ground yarn appearing on the surface of the knit fabric and the plating yarn being hidden substantially underneath the second ground yarn;   wherein said first and second platingly stitched portions are coupled with each other in a course direction through said plating yarn only.   
     
     
       5. A knit fabric according to claim 4, wherein said first and second platingly stitched portions form a continuous plainly stitched structure. 
     
     
       6. A method of knitting a plating stitch according to claim 1, wherein the first half knitting portion includes a plurality of stitches made in a continuous manner by the first ground yarn and the plating yarn and wherein the second half knitting portion includes a plurality of stitches made in a continuous manner by the second ground yarn and the plating yarn. 
     
     
       7. A knit fabric according to claim 4, wherein the first platingly stitched portion includes a plurality of stitches made in a continuous manner by the first ground yarn and the plating yarn and wherein the second platingly stitched portion includes a plurality of stitches made in a continuous manner by the second ground yarn and the plating yarn.